Comments on: The morning edition of train 168, the Barrie Bullet, arrives at Newmarket behind Tempo RS18m 3152. Scan and editing by Jacob Patterson. http://www.railpictures.ca The BEST Canadian photos on the Internet, eh? Fri, 12 Jun 2026 04:40:09 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: mile27 http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=57105#comment-65370 mile27 Thu, 31 Jul 2025 15:50:52 +0000 http://www.railpictures.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/JF_5643_02-wtrmk.jpg#comment-65370 Great shot. Sweet scene in sweet light. Great shot. Sweet scene in sweet light.

]]> By: railwayguy http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=57105#comment-65345 railwayguy Tue, 29 Jul 2025 14:29:44 +0000 http://www.railpictures.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/JF_5643_02-wtrmk.jpg#comment-65345 Thanks for all your comments and information. This picture was taken on my summertime commute to work in downtown Toronto, driving from my parent’s summer cottage at Eastbourne (once a stop on the T&Y line to Jackson’s Point/Sutton) to Newmarket, returning the same way in the evening. VIA Rail took over the Barrie and Stouffville commuter trains in the late 1970’s, and in July 1982, VIA announced that they were cutting a fifth of their passenger service network effective Tue Sept 7 (day after Labour Day) which cuts included the Barrie and Stouffville commuter trains. GO Transit took over both these services on Sept 7th with the Barrie train cut back to Bradford, using GO train equipment. CN’s Tempo train diesels were often used on the Barrie and Stouffville commuter trains, right up to the last day of operation by VIA on Fri Sep 3, 1982 - these commuter trains did not operate on weekends or Labour Day. On that Fri, I rode the last commuter train to Barrie with the ceremonial unloading of a coffin at Bradford by Barrie commuter train supporters commemorating the end of the service beyond Bradford. Thanks for all your comments and information. This picture was taken on my summertime commute to work in downtown Toronto, driving from my parent’s summer cottage at Eastbourne (once a stop on the T&Y line to Jackson’s Point/Sutton) to Newmarket, returning the same way in the evening. VIA Rail took over the Barrie and Stouffville commuter trains in the late 1970’s, and in July 1982, VIA announced that they were cutting a fifth of their passenger service network effective Tue Sept 7 (day after Labour Day) which cuts included the Barrie and Stouffville commuter trains. GO Transit took over both these services on Sept 7th with the Barrie train cut back to Bradford, using GO train equipment. CN’s Tempo train diesels were often used on the Barrie and Stouffville commuter trains, right up to the last day of operation by VIA on Fri Sep 3, 1982 – these commuter trains did not operate on weekends or Labour Day. On that Fri, I rode the last commuter train to Barrie with the ceremonial unloading of a coffin at Bradford by Barrie commuter train supporters commemorating the end of the service beyond Bradford.

]]> By: RonaldB http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=57105#comment-65343 RonaldB Tue, 29 Jul 2025 02:49:44 +0000 http://www.railpictures.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/JF_5643_02-wtrmk.jpg#comment-65343 Jakob, that explains a lot, I think some Tempo trains had a separate power car in some cases too. Decommissioning the HEP explains the units being used more often on other trains. These locos were ideal for single unit operation with a turnaround required at the end of the line. No turning or wyeing the power needed, just run it around to the other end of the train & head back. Jakob, that explains a lot, I think some Tempo trains had a separate power car in some cases too. Decommissioning the HEP explains the units being used more often on other trains. These locos were ideal for single unit operation with a turnaround required at the end of the line. No turning or wyeing the power needed, just run it around to the other end of the train & head back.

]]> By: Jakob Mueller http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=57105#comment-65339 Jakob Mueller Tue, 29 Jul 2025 00:01:57 +0000 http://www.railpictures.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/JF_5643_02-wtrmk.jpg#comment-65339 Two of the Tempo units (3151 and 3153) lost their HEP generators after wrecks, and so it was less unusual to see those two on an assignment with conventional equipment. This is unusual because it is a HEP-equipped unit with non-HEP equipment. This isn't the only time this happened, but it is more rare. The period of Stouffville service railwayguy mentions was HEP-equipped Tempo units and single-level GO coaches in 1982. By that point VIA had converted the Tempo fleet to work with LRC locomotives, so the RS-18s weren't getting much use. They subbed until more GO units were ready. Two of the Tempo units (3151 and 3153) lost their HEP generators after wrecks, and so it was less unusual to see those two on an assignment with conventional equipment. This is unusual because it is a HEP-equipped unit with non-HEP equipment. This isn’t the only time this happened, but it is more rare.

The period of Stouffville service railwayguy mentions was HEP-equipped Tempo units and single-level GO coaches in 1982. By that point VIA had converted the Tempo fleet to work with LRC locomotives, so the RS-18s weren’t getting much use. They subbed until more GO units were ready.

]]> By: Todd Steinman http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=57105#comment-65327 Todd Steinman Mon, 28 Jul 2025 11:50:46 +0000 http://www.railpictures.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/JF_5643_02-wtrmk.jpg#comment-65327 Great photo! Great photo!

]]> By: railwayguy http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=57105#comment-65321 railwayguy Mon, 28 Jul 2025 00:14:20 +0000 http://www.railpictures.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/JF_5643_02-wtrmk.jpg#comment-65321 A Tempo unit was also used on the Stouffville-Toronto commuter train in the months before the operation was taken over by GO Transit. A Tempo unit was also used on the Stouffville-Toronto commuter train in the months before the operation was taken over by GO Transit.

]]> By: RonaldB http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=57105#comment-65317 RonaldB Sun, 27 Jul 2025 16:31:26 +0000 http://www.railpictures.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/JF_5643_02-wtrmk.jpg#comment-65317 An unusual shot, I would think John. I don't know how common it was to see the Tempo units on other assignments, and I don't see a lot of shots of then operating long hood forward, despite the fact they had dual controls in their rather cramped cabs. An unusual shot, I would think John. I don’t know how common it was to see the Tempo units on other assignments, and I don’t see a lot of shots of then operating long hood forward, despite the fact they had dual controls in their rather cramped cabs.

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